Steering mechanism for vehicles and tractors



Aug. 17, 1943. HUBER 2,326,946

STEERING MECHANISM FOR VEHICLES AND TRACTORS Filed June 17, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Fe/ 7'2 #41552 ATTORN EY Aug. 17, 1943. F. HUBER STEERING MECHANISM FOR VEHICLES AND TRACTORS Filed June 17, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Ff?! 7'Z Hug/5E.

BYW l4 ATTORNEY with the threaded end. of the steering column. 7 .Further andother': he pi i gv r "Qtherwise the steering column'is yieldingly cona 'nected with'its upper pcrtionZ o nly with the car! H dy; i i' n ct b fiszii rthe, dr w w -bywaypf'inustration; "take hereof, inaccuracies of designv and convidual part5 ofthe vehicle and. the steering mech 'swingaxis of the'two ,a fmw evg th t t is P0814 40" cording to the piese'ritinventicn. ,1 tioned at'jright angletothej steei in'g column and 5 in a. verticalpla n'esituated in the direction of considerably simplifies] the steering mechanism because the' s'uppropt pingfor the two arm lever? '45.

andimo mted in averysiniplemahner, pin can' be ;mounted 'right to; the f-rpnt fend not {the an interfmediaryconnecting rod; One ehd ofthe f 'R,ef

two arm leveris provided, fcr this purpbse, with c, 1 y empestntmcticn'and pe m gma nu'factu e -0f t1' iev mm ene pil 'eei "lever is feit sup V f the teering mech-l invention: i imgteai to The thrleiide'dtatablY-Sizpports' thef nut "member cooperating all;

vention will be hereir la fters'et fprth in the ac-J. compan-ying specification.andclaims'and' shown i v v lshow whatI- ndwi consid er to be ajpfeferred emstzuction andminor elative'movements of indi- Z:fbodimehtoffmyinvention f .i 1 e V fInthe drawingsi f a'nism. It is advantageous 'to' s'oQarrange the *Fighrel isa'front'v ewoi the mechanism acf' ev.3;;israpart sectiqnal: side view bflthe n 7 I n m f ccord n 'tb theflpreserit: invention; u e-4113a partvsectidh'al: large scalef side: I 1viewjofja. detail ofthe z r'iechenism'accordihg tc 1 he presje t invention. a, f i r 7 Figure 5 is atop viewof' the det ail vshown in"" i uref. j g 7 V ike pai ts areidesignated by 'likefnum eralsin' all figures of the drawings. i l

movement; of the vehicle. -;This arrangement car easilyfbe' attached, to the car "body and-the V othercmembers of the-mechanism can he built vehicle bodyrand thelsteering 'rcqs can be 'dir ect 7 1y connected'with the two" rIrilever without .f I I I rring more particularlyflto the drawings, v numeral l designates the bOdy off a, vehicle or v I P 1, cavities which co p w h Corfef tractortowhichaxle'ficonstructed as pendulum I; fl lfi an ends the Steering p s. 55 axle is conhcted; Axlez 4 carriesthe-stemdg r the scope of the end of the body I and swingably carries the two armlever 6, 1;; the arm 6 of said two arm lever extends beyond and above the axle-4 and is provided at its end with spherical bearings 8 and! spectively.

The arm lot the two'. arm lever 6, I has a -x forked end 24 which end pivotally carries the nut member I 6 which is screwed to the threaded end 7 18 of the steering column H. The steering c01 umn ll comprises a'ball shapedportion which is; a movably oonnected to the body of the tractor'by meansof a bearing I9. Inorder'toprotecttheu.

threaded jspindle end 18 of the'steering column-:2 V I1 and the spindle nut 7 L6 against dust etc; iteleg scop'ingly cooperating 'sh'ells 20,-:2I and 22 are provided, around said parts, thesh'ells lll and g l beingconnected'with the nut nember lfi and the ,shell 22 with the steering-column. 1 I

' J Upon revolving steering wheel '23 which'isnected withjsteering column If! thenut memberl'ylfi'glides along the threaded 'loweriend lfl of the [steering column fl 1 p and swings thereby the lever 15,-! about itsvpivot; 5, The arm 6 of thejtwo arm lever swingsthe steering rods I2 and J3 which: efiectthe desired. position of wheels;2 and- 3. s v V The present, invention is not limited to the embodiment shown :and describedby ,way ofjtex l ample; otherj modifications; and; particularly the designand construction of the lever 6,f];and

connections 'withthe steering column and/or steering jOds are possible Without departjng f m present invention. lIclaim: a a V- "1 ,1. A steering 'mechanisrnjfor vehicles 'and trac' V tors havin a-body;-,an axle member; connected withi said-body, and tsteerable wheels connected with saidaxle rnember, said mechanism compris ing aesteering, column .havinga threaded lower" I end portion-Q steering rods, a, twoarm lever, having 7 one arm operativelyconnected with and supportting saidlowerend portion and anotherarm op eratively conn'ectdwith said rods; anda pivot a s v r 2,a2e,94e wheels 2 and 3. Pivot 5 is connected to the front member supporting said two arm lever andbeing 7 directly connected Withthe body, of said vehicle, the arm of said two arm lever connected'with i said steering rods'extendingoversaid axle mem- 5 her. i h V I 1 a v 2; A steering mechanism forvehicles and trac tors having a body, said" mechanism comprising member operatively connected with said lower end portion, steering rods; a two armleverhaving one armoperatively connected with said nut memanother armdirectly operatively connectedwith both 'saidjrods',--a pivot member 'supporting said "two arin'lever and being directly connected with.

eratingshell memberssurrounding said lower end 'nected with said steering-column, and another of said shell members being connected with said nut m mb -a h t r a 3. A steering'mechalnism for vehicleshaving a d n s P i b steer let:wh els said m m n r n e n j haft hav n a threaded lower endportion, two; steering rods opre t ie n c e r with; s hee s and di posed forwa rd of the axes' of rotati on thereof, a oa m y ve a i o re op rati es connected w th a ds pc tin 'a dlowe end n r: vtion and a o e m; dire yrm v b y c mented w t pt aid rodsi ia' qtlmem er s pper? ing said two; arm lever and being disposed; directlyadjacent to and rigidly connected: with the; front end otsaid body, 1 v V A. A steering mechanismforvehlc es apd tracf tors v n abody. ai mechanism: o pr s n aflsteering co umn h y n eelrea d ers portion, a-n,ut member screwed to said lower endm t n' nd having ivot e t ns es' l c dp V a dia e e of idinutmember wc-s 'i ar d atwoa m le v n one ar p iie i ha' l fo ked dlsw n b nn te withsa mi i x n ion nd s por i g ai l w ien -porpi on and a othe a ms-d rect Pq a i ly: cenn te with both said rods; and a pivot member upport a steering column havingfia relatively long threaded lower end portion, a relatively short nut 'b r and supportingsaid lower end portion and s id bpd ie diarl y f telescqpinely oopportion, one 'ofsaid shell' members beingcon- 7 ingsaid two arm,leverand being disposed 9 1 Y t v i en to an -conn w th a d. oo- 

